Logan being humble aside, 200 victories is generally recognized as the benchmark for elite coaches. Look it up — some of the top coaches you’ve heard of either haven’t reached 200 or never will. It requires longevity as much as success.

Beginning in 1993, Logan led Arvada West to a 61-24 mark and a Class 5A championship; at Chatfield, his teams were 30-7 with another title; and at Mullen, the Mustangs are 109-11 with four crowns. That’s 19 years and a 200-42 mark.

Logan’s six titles tie him for second in state championships and he needs eight victories to crack the state’s all-time top 10.

Fact is, the man who gave up doing college radio, splits his salary among his assistants and was questioned about his original motives before his first practice is now firmly etched into state annals and climbing.

Dave Logan is a legend in this state and deservedly so…love seeing a true COLORADO boy make it!!!

FootballDan

A Legend in the state was Jim Hartman who has been inducted twice in the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. In 2010, his ENTIRE 1981 State Championship team was inducted for winning the right way. Jim Hartman didn’t have to recruit to win multiple state championships. He is an icon for a high school football coach. Same with Tesone at Cherry Creek. They are icons, not Logan winning loaded championships by recruiting and using the Denver Broncos as recruiting tools. Good call Mr. Johnson!

Football fan…..

All I can say about Logan….is that he is a class act…and I have been watching him since he’s be coaching.

Tiger75

Finest Recruiter in the state.

Tgrfan

Dave Logan is a class act, congratulations on an impressive achievement. Championships with A-West and Columbine are more impressive than four, so far, with Mullen.

Go Tigers!

Buff62

It’s Chatfield, not Columbine.

Andre Johnson

Who cares. Did he go to Smokey Hill, Overland, Denver East? No. He only goes to established programs primed for state championships. Now Mullen who recruits. CHSAA should make Mullen, Valor, Kent, Regis and the rest of the private schools play by the same rules as public schools instead of robbing the public schools of their talent and loading their teams while leaving public schools bare. Great example is Junior at ASU who was supposed to go to Montbello. You think Coach Rodriguez at Rangeview makes over a $100K like Logan? What idiot said we should have a “Dave Logan Day”? Please!

Anonymous

Coach Logan is such a class act…truly about the kids and their learning and accomplishments more than himself. Congrats to him!

Andre Johnson

Who cares. Logan only goes to established programs to win state titles. He is at Mullen now where they recruit and players that don’t have family here to live with, he hooks them up with ex-Broncos (i.e. Rod Smith). He uses his Denver Bronco connection in recruiting and is borderline unethical with it. Did Pomona have Tim Tebow give them an inspirational speech? No. Congrats to Grandview for knocking those arrogant kids off their block. Every article you guys write has a picture of Cyler Miles. Just like your “Who is the best QB in the state?” poll. Was that Cyler Miles photo above that? He’s not even in the top 5 QB’s in the state. He is a scared rabbit with any pressure. Grandview sacked him 12 times. He is going to Washington because of Logan and his dad. Connections. Washington has no idea what they are getting. Once again, Logan uses his clout to get things done. Look at the results of your poll. Miles is a distant 5th. His stats are average to bad. Give other QB’s in the state that dont have Logan in their corner and better stats a look. Tell Altitude Sports too. They played half their schedule on tv this year. Every other phrase was Cyler Miles is going to Washington. Tell the story why. Who cares about Logan and his 200th win. Take the head coaching job for Overland Dave. Wait, they stink and won’t pay you $150,000 a year. Is that enough said? State championships are easy when you have 8-10 kids playing division I football every year. Junior is starting as a freshman for ASU. They are already talking about him going pro when eligible. He was supposed to go to Montbello before Logan stole him with a scholarship. And you wonder why Colorado high school football is so slanted

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.